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Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

Aunt Jeniffers Tigers (6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers) CBSE class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers summary with detailed explanation of the lesson Aunt Jeniffers Tigers along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers.

English Flamingo (Chapter 6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers) Solution
 Before You Read

What does the title of the poem suggest to you? Are you reminded of other poems on tigers?

Answer :


The title, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers", suggests that the poem is about Aunt Jennifer's knitted tigers that, with their chivalric, ferocious, bright and carefree attitude, become an alternate world of her creation. The tigers are the only means of free expression in her life, which is otherwise burdened by fear and struggles of the married life.

There are many other poems written about tigers, some of which are given below.
"The Tiger" by William Blake
"Tiger" by Alec Derwent Hope
"Tiger Drinking at Forest Pool" by Ruth Padel


All Questions of English Flamingo Chapter 6. Aunt Jeniffer❜s Tigers
Before You Read
What does the title of the poem suggest to you? Are you reminded of other poems on tigers?

Think It Out
1. How do 'denizens' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tiger's attitudes?
2. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer's hands are 'fluttering through her wool' in the second stanza? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?
3. What is suggested by the image 'massive weight of Uncle's wedding band'?
4. Of what or of whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified with in the third stanza?
5. What are the 'ordeals' Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by? Why is it significant that the poet uses the word 'ringed'? What are the meanings of the word 'ringed' in the poem?
6. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character? What might the poet be suggesting, through this difference?
7. Interpret the symbols found in this poem.
8. Do you sympathise with Aunt Jennifer? What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer?

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